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FINANCE and COMMERCE.
MONEY 6 TO 8 PER CENT, NEW
YORK EXCHANGE Is PREM.
Cotton Steady = Middling Cotton
10 1.Se Sales Yesterday,
100 Bales.

The money market has continued
steady AID firm. The bank surplus
has been diminished but little, not
withstanding the increase in loans,
hence there has been 10 quotable
hardening of rates, money being still
obtaina1le at the banks at 6 to 8 per
cent. In local securities business con-
tinues TO increase. The sales of local
stocks at tbs Merchants Exchange
Stock Board call yesterday amounted
to over $4,000, and all local securities
chow stronger feeling. O.her securi-
ties are steady. The cotton market
lie steady; middling, 10sc. Sales,
100 bales, At New York spots
were firm; middling, 1Osc. Futures
quiet and steady, and to 7 points
lower; April, 10.5S@l0.60,.
A leading New York cotton circular
says OF the speculative market: "It
was slow, dragging market all day,
with rates off 8 to points, closing on
fractional recovery"
At New Orleans spots were quiet
aad steady middling, 10sc. Futures
steady snd 6 to o points lower. April
10.22@lO 23c.
Liverpool spots we're quiet, mod
crate inquiry; middliog, l1.16. Fut.
ures weak; April, SS.64d, value.
The general market presents firm
feeling.
IMPORTS.
Two hundred and ten SKIS bran, 92
brls beans and pe2s, It's pkRs bacon,
81 pkgs boots and shoes, $500 bu corn,
1t9 sks coffee, 4O86 SKIS cotton seed, 81
pigs dry gooes, 81 pkgs eggs, 1926 brls
-four, 1904 bales hay, 80 pigs hats, so
nd cattle, SO I'D horses and mules,
100000 feet lumber, 100 pkgs liquors,
30 brls meal, "a brls melalses, 2
brls oDionP, 80 brls potatoes, 80 brls
pork, Is cars pork sides, 80 brls sugar,
200 pkgs tobacco and 5000 bu wheat.
ELEVATOR REPORTS.
The following eho Ws the amount OF
grain received, withdrawn and in store
by regular elevators, as reported to the
Merchants Exchange yesterday:
Wheat--in store, 489 bu. Corn-with-
drawn, 575 bu; in store, Al, 1914 bu.
Oats-withdrawn, 1903 bu; in store, H.
302 bu.
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DRUGS, PAINTS AND OILS,

DRUGs--Quinine, P. & W., o., 63c
cans, 5Sc; New York quinine, o., 8Oc
cans,i Doc; B. 4 s. quinine, o., 60c
cans, Doc; morphine, P. & W., / o.,
SO So or. OF. walls, SO 10; New York
morphine, ! OF, SO 10 per OF. OF.
walls, So 90; cinchonids, l OF, walls,
18c or. 5 OF. cans, 13c OF; gum
opium, per pound, "a rs; powdered,
S. rs per pound; iodide potash,
So 10 per pound, inclusive; sub
nitrate bismuth, 81 20 per pound, inclu-
sive; chloroform, 45c per pound; blue
mass, 43c per pound; calomel, SOC per
pound; mercury, 85c per pound ;
chloral hydrate, 81 30 per pound cam
phor, 28c per pound; alcohol, barrels,
per gallon, So 20; castor oil, barrels,
per gallon, 81 40.
PAINTS AND On-White lead, COL
lier's, 63c per pound, 24c off 10 days
Southern white lead, &c per pound,
$50 pounds, SIC, 24c of Is days; boiled
linseed oil, 43c per gallon, by barrel ;
raw, 4Oc; turpentine, 3s4c per gallon,
by barrel.
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WHEELING, April 1S.-Noon-River
feet inches on the gauge and ris-
ing, Weather cloudy and cool.
PITTsBURe, April l8.-Noon- River
7 feet inches on the gauge and ris-
ing. Weather = raining since last
night.
EVANSVILLE, April 1S.-Noon-River
10 feet inches on the gauge ana
slightly rising Weather cold and
raining.
CINCINNATI, April lS.-Noon-Rivr
10 feet on the gauge and rising near
ly foot an hour. Weather cloudy;
sheavy rain.
LOUISVILLE, April 1S.-Noon River
7 feet 3inches in the canal and 5 feet l
inches on the falls and rising Wealth
or cloudy; rain. Arrived: Golden
Rule, Cincinnati.
CAIRO, April 1S.-Noon-River Is
feet 5 inches on the gauge and falling
Weather cloudy and cool. Arrvedi ).
Will s Hays, New Orleans, a m
Buckeye State, Cincinnati, AMI Az
ME Silver, st. LoCiF, 10 I'm. ne,
parted: Granite State, Cinciural' 8
pm; Arkansas City, Vickeour'
am. VII $. Hays, st. Louis, . am.
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gallon; Caiswba, dry, Sl@l rs pei
gallon; Catawba, sweet, So 5095 pei
case; Catawba, dry, s4@5 per case
California wines, 5i@l so per gallon
imported port, 81 60@5; imported
sherry, 81 50@5 imported ale (Burke's
bottlery), pts, 81 IS; OTIS, S.; Angos.
tura bitters, pts, $40 80; champagne
cider, qts, $3t93 so; tasks, half pts,
So; grossp,P, ST.; qts, 50.
ST.. LOUIS, NO., April 1S.-Whisky
steady at 81 10.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 1S.-Whisky
steady; distillers' flushed gods, 81 IS
CINorNEAT, o, April 1s.-Whisky
firm; sales, $3.50 barrels Of finished
goods on basis of 81 10.
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Increase in receipts this year .12O,664

@ASASe~SN 49, ASNSAPSS SAAAS WA $50
At noon: Liverpool spots were
quiet, moderate inquiry. Sales, 10000
bales, of which American 5000 bales.
Receipts, 4400 bales, Of which
American 440O bales.
Closing quotations were as follows:
Ordinary, 3D.; good ordinary, 3 5-l6d
low middliDg, 5 9l6d; good middling,
5 13 led; middling uplands, 5 1l-16d
middling Orleans, 531.
THE prices are given IN pence and 84tsS,
thus: 4 SO means A 63-64d; and 8 Oh means
5 1-64d.
At noon: Liverpool futures were
dull. April, -; April-Msy, 40d;
May.Juns, 5 Aid; June-July, -; July
August, 5 45d; August September,
5 AID; September. October, 5 Aid; 0c-
tober-November, 5 Sid; September,
5 48d.
At2 PM: Liverpool futures were
steady April, 40d, buyers; April-Mayr
40d, buyers; May-June, Aid, buy.
ere June-July, -; July.August, 8 Add,
buyers; August-September, AID,
buyers; September. October, 5 Aid,
buyers; October. November, 5 ed
sellers; September, 5 Asa buyers.
At 4 pm: Liverpool futures were
weak April, B 3Sd, value; April-May,
$50, value; Msy-June, 5 39l, sell
ers; June.July, 8 Aid, sellers; July
August, 8 431, sellers; August. Sep
rember, 5 45d, sellers; September. DC.
beber, 5 SOD, sellers; 0ctober-Novsm
beI,5 39d, buyers; September 46i
sellers.
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WHISKY, WINES, LIQUORS, ETC.

WHISKY Straight Kentucky Bour-
bon, 81 5095; redistilled goods from
SOC 10 $r>25, according to proof; rye,
1905.
WINEs-American extra, qts, f7tG8;
Piper Heid5ieck, qts, $25; pta, S27;
Mnmm's extra dry, qts, 500; pts, f3l
$3.50; Veuve Clique, qts, 83l ptsS33;
clsret, OTIS, 50 50C9l2 so; 81 extra for
pts; imported Rhine wine, S7@l2 for
qts Catswba, sweet, 90c@Sl % per
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GR0OERIES.

SuaAR-Pure white, 6tc; off whits,
&c; yellow clarified, &c; seconds, 6@
SIC; refined A, 6ic; graduated, 6iC
plantation graduated, 6fG63c; pow
dered, tic; cut LOAF, 7tc.
CANDIES Sticks, all sizes, In boxes,
pals and barrels, 7A@91c.
COFFEE Common, 16c; ordinary,
153c; fair, l6i@l6lc; prime Rio, l7i9
l7ic; choice to fancy, Isle; old govern
ment, 25@28c.
oAP-3@51c per pound.
SALT 20 per barrel; sacks, fine,
81 35@1 As; coarse, 81 1901 ID;
pockets, bleached, 2S@7c; car loads
from levee or depot, &c cheaper.
DEMONSTRATIONS, common to
fair, 25@2Sc; prime to choice, AZ
@45c; syrup, 25@40c; common to
fair, 25@2Sc; prime to choice, 35@40c I;
centrifugal fancy, 95@40c.
CANNED GooDs, ETo.-Prices per
dozen: Pineapples, 81 25@l 30;
peaches, 2.lb standard, 81 359l As;
seconds, 81 1901 Is; tomatoes, 2-lb
standard, $1@l 10; 3-lb, 81 10@l 20;
strawberries, 81 10Ca1 20; raspberries,
ST 1O@1 %; blackberries, $l@1 10;
green cages, ST. COOL 70; pears, 500
2 25; plums, 81 COOL 20; asparagus,
So 60@4; green corn, 81 35@l As ;
green peas, 81 55(9l IS; cove oysters,
full weight, lib, 90c@$l; cove oysters,
full weight, Glib, 81 GOAL rs; cove
oysters, light weight, lib, 55@65c /;
cove oysters, light weight, Glib, Sl@
10: condensed milk-Crown, s. rs
@5 So; Eagle, 81 rs; Swiss, S. 75.
New YORK, April 1S.-Coffee-spot
fair Rio weak l53c ;l,ptions lower and
fairly active; sales, $4,000 bags; April,
Is 90c; May, 13909l4 05c; June,
14.l0@l4.l5c; July, l4.l5@l4.30c; Au'
gust, 14.S0914.95c; September, l4.35@
14.45c; October, 14,40@14lc; No
vember, 143c; December, l43@l4 60c ;
January, 143@l4.55. Sugar firm and
quiet; refined quiet aud steady. No
lssses quiet. Rics steady. ..r
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Io.sn; dressed turkeys, 12@1sc per

dozen; dressed turkeys, 129lSc pc,
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, April 18.-Provisions
dull aud only small iobbing done.
Poik-new mess, SIS; old mess, SIS.
Lard nomina'ly 81 123, Dry salt
meats shoulders, s.; long clear, IS;
clear ribs, So Is; short clear, s. 80.
Bacon = shoulders, So S7i@6 So;
ong clesr. So 80; shot ribs,
IS S09S S7i; short clear, s. $500
Hams, 81 509l4 Eggs higher, at
9ac. Batter quiet; creamery, 20925c;
dairy, l7@22c.
CHICAGO, ILL, April 1S-MeEs pork
nominslly unchanged. Llrd was a
shade easier, and closed &c lower.
Short ribs closed l0c lower. Cash
quotations were as follows: Mess pork,
per brl, $40 so; lard, per 100 lbs,
81 %; short rib sides, loose, So 10:
dry sailed shoulders, boxed, Sc 100
8 %; short clear sides, boxed, % $50
s 80. The leading futures ranged ss
follows: Noes pork-April opened at
$40 IS, highest $2065, lowest $40 80,
closing at $40 go; May opened at
$40 75, highest $40 75, lowest $40 rs,
closing at $40 70; June opened at
500 75, highest 500 70, lowest $40 rs,
closing at $40 70. Lard-Apiil opened
at 81 80, highest 81 80, lowest 81 20,
closing at 81 %; May opened at 81 SO,
highest 81 80, lowest 81 80, closing at
81 80; June opened at 81 40, highest
81 45, lowest 81 S7l, closing at 81 40;
July opened at 81 90, highest 81 90,
lowest 81 473, closing at 81 so. Short
ribs-April opened at IS 10, highest
IS III, lowest IS 05A, closing at IS 10;
May opened at s. 20, highest IS 22l,
lowest IS 10, closing at s. 10; June
openedS t So 80, highest So 50, lowest
IS 22i, closing at SIS 25; July open d
at IS 40, highest S. All, lowest So 80,
closing at IS 35. On the Produce Ex-
change today butter was veIy slow;
creamery, 1925; dairy, 1S@22c.
Eggs, l2@l24c per doz
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LIVE STOCK.

Conn FED CArrLE-Choice to extra,
33@43c; good, 3i@33c.
GRASS CATTLE = Choice. 969Ic
good, 2a@2ac; fair to medium, 2@2lc
scallawags, l@lic.
Hoes Choice, 5@6AC; good, 49@
DC.
Choice, 43@5c; medium,
3194c.
KANSAS OITY, Mo-, April 1S.-The
Lave Stock Indicator reports: Cattle-re-
ceipts, 700 head; shipments, none /;
the maxi ct was firm and active, owing
to light supply; good to choice ship
ping, IA 50@4 65; common to medium,
80 1904 40; stOckeIs, 81 80(93 80;
feeding steers, So 3593 90; COWS,
W 26@3 90. Hogs - receipts, 300
head; shipments, 1000 head; the
market opened about steady and closed
l0c lover and weak; good to choice,
10 46@6 Do; common to medium, 81 90
(96 40; skipsand pigs, $994 80. Sheep
receipts, 200 head; shipments, none ;
the market was steady; good 10
choice, 81 75(93 80; common to me.
dunn, $2@2 80.
CHICAGO, I'LL, April lS.-The Drov-
ers' Journal reports: Csttle-receipis,
5000 head shipments, 5000 bead mar
ket steady and strong; shipiog steers,
$50 to 1900 pounds, SO 91@5 0j; stock.
ers and feeders, 81 1904; COWS,
bulls aud mixed, 81 00@S 75; bulk,
W 60@3; Texas cattle, SO 30(94 55.
Hogs-reeeipts, l7,900 head; ship
ments, 1000 head; market etsady, clos
ing DC lower: rough and mixed, s. 20
90 70; packing and shipping, So 70
Cal5 90 lisht, "a 90@6 AS; skips, S3@
4 30. sheap-reCeipts, 5000 head; ship
mente, 2000 head; market steady I;
natives, $500 90; Western, SO 1904 65 (;
Texans, 50 50@4; lambs, IA 5095 rs (;
shorn sheep, 81 00@4,
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
New York, April l9.-Wilh snow
storm throughout tie day, the de-
mand aud movement were light, but
A 4. L 4
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Springfield, q, O55. $50; inc. 25.s.
st Joseph, LAS, looi inc., 1922.
Worcester, ss93, 1888; Inc, "a.
Lowsll, 694. 49l inc, 6.3.
Syracuse, 1854 sos; inc, 10.
Grand Rapids, s494, 4SS; inc, 34.4.
Tota', 81, l2t, 466 .255; inc, s.
Outside Of New York, 1855, 6lS,769
nc, pa.
sNot included in totals NO Clearing House
asst year.
Detroit, partly estimated.
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WOOL.

Wool - Bury grease wool, un-
washed, l2@l8c; clear grease wool,
23@25c; bury washed, 10000; tub
washed, 33@35c.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, April 1S.-Wool
quiet; small lots only sold at previous
quotations.; medium unwsshed, goa
24c; fine coarse grade, 16@2lc; low
to choice light, 1922; foe heavy,
14@19c; tub washed, 30@38c.
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COTTON nEEn PnNnunra

CoTToN SEED 1905 In car load lots 4:
Prime crude cotton seed oil, new, ga
@gSc; Of crude cotton seed oil, 24(GJ
Sic; prime summer yellow cotton seed
oil, 353(936c; of summer yellow cotton
seed oil, 33@S4c; miners summer
yellow cotton seed oil, 94@35c; prime
summer white cotton seed oil, -;
choics cooking yellow cotton seed
oil, 37@3Sc; prime cotton seed
meal, SIS 25@l5 rs; less than car lots,
Sl5 25@l5 70; of cotton seed meal,
Sl2@l3; less than carload lots $13@l4.
Cotton seed delivered at depot or
levee, $40 per ton from wagon at mills,
$40 per ton.
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RIVEMs AND WEATHER.

0FFICs SIGNAL SHRvIcE, U. S. All
MEMPHIS, April Is, Pm.
The following observations are taken
at all stations named at 750 meridian
time, which is one hour later than
Memphis time:
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RIVERS and STEAMBOATS,
MOVEMkNTN an THE LEYEE.

Arrivals. -Chickasaw, White river.
Departures Kate Adams, Arkansas
City James Lee, Friars Point; Cos
homa, Oicaola.
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COTTON MARK TS.

The localcotton market opened steady
and closed steady; middl,nV, 10sc.
Sales, 100 bales, including HOO Satur-
day evening, of which l75 10 exporters
aad 1925 to spinners.
EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS..
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New York futures opened quiet and
closed quiet and steady, and ito Z
points lower. Sales, 81, 200 bales. The
closing quotations were as follows:
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Memphis watsr Oo-ssa bid, 100 asked
Tenn. Brewing Co.. l27 bid, ... asked
speers' Wsdding Co.. los bid, ITO asked
U'on Stk Y'rd 4 F Co.'s bid, &c. asked

Memphis water Oo-s9A bid. 100 asked
Tenn. Brewing Co.,. 127 bid, e. asked
speers' Wadding Co.. los bid ITO asked
U'on sfk Y'rd 4 F Co.'s bid, ... asked
NEW YORK, April l3.-Honsy on call
easy at Al as per cent, last loan at 5
per cent. closed at HOS per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, 6(96 per cent. Ster-
ling exchange dull but steady at 1851
for sixty day bills and 487 for demand.
Bonds = Government and State
bonds were dull and steady.
Stocks-Ths stock market was CON-
eideFably more active today; nearly
half OF the business wss in Reading.
The dealings wsrs generally OF q pro-
iessional character, the buying being
principally by the iqus aad the sell
ing by the room traders, who are in
clined to bs bearish. Outside OF Rsad.
ing the trading was only moderate,
and the coal stocks as q ciass were the
features. Laekawsnna was active, but
Jersey Central, though firm, was quiet.
Fort Worth and Denver was special
feature, being strong aad active, al
though manipulation was apparent.
London did little or nothing.
The trunk haes and graugers
moved within very narrow range
upon small aggregate transactions.
Reading was bought freely by Phila-
delphis parties, and there was re.
viyal OF the report OF a probable set
Element with the holders Of the frat
series. The opening was somewhat
irregular, though generally sttaly,
while Jersey Central WIS an exeep-
ton, with an advance Of l per cent.
The general Hist was quiet and barely
firm in the early trading, while Read.
ing, LackAwauns, Fo t Worth and Dem
YER and Richmond and West Point
were active aad strong, The giins rang
ing up to per cent. After II o'clock
slow but steady yielding OF values,
which lasted with but few isterrup-
tions until the close occurred, and the
close was quiet and heavy near open
ing figures generally. Sales, 1916. 295
shares.
Rsilload bonds were moderately
active. Atlantic and Pacific incomes
attributed &6S4000 out of a total
days business of S2,l04,000. Nickel
Plate trust receipts contributed $751;
600. The market followed c,oiely the
course OF the dealings in shares. Clos
ing prices show irregular cha oges gen.
orally.
The total Gales of stocks today were
396,295 shares, including Della
ware, Llckawanpa and Western,
$500; Erie, 5000; Lake Shore, 10, 1875;
Louisville and Nashville. 1850; New
Jersey Central, $3.50; Northern Pa
cific preferred, 47l0; Northern Pa
cific, 1880; Oregon Trsnscontinen al,
3270; Reading, 176,420; st. Paul, TO-.
1872; Union Pacific, $3.50; Western IN
ion, 1906. Closing quotations.:
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET

New YORK, April lS.-With snow
storm throughout tie day, the de-
mand aud movement were light, but
the tone OF the market very steadY.
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LONDON, April 18-Conso,s, I02 7-18d
for money aud i023d for the account
United States A., 1921; 4Is, 1l21; At
lantic and Great Western frsts, 49s;
seconds, l23; bar silver, "a 8 l61 per
ounce. The smount of bullion gone
into the Bank OF England on balance
today is $4,000.
PARIS, April 1S.-Three per cent.
rentes, Slf 273c for the account.
BERLIN, April 1S.-The statement Of
the Imperial Pauk OF Germany shows
an increase ia specie of IL. 100000
marks. - -.
BANK CLEARINGs.
CHICAGO, Ill April 1s.-As3ocistcd
bank cleariDgs today were $40, 283, coo.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 1S.-Bank
clearings today, $2,6S9. 1872; balances,
$lSl,796
PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 18.-Bank
clesrines today, $l2,992,772; balances,
$l,6S5,90S.
New YORK, April lS.-Bank clear
ings today were S130, 1856, C37; balances,
$5,lS5,S73.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo, April 1S.-Bank
clearings today were 1926, 1888; bal
ances, $53S,577.
Boston, MASS, April 18.-Clearing
house, exchanges, Sl5,022,9l4; bal
auces, 81, l3S,69l.
WEEKLY CLEARING HOUSE REPORTS.
BosToN, MASS, April 18.-The fol-
lowing table, compiled from special
dispatches to the Post from the man.
ayers of the leading clearing houses in
the United States, gives the gross ex-
changes at each point for the week
ending April II, 1887, in compsr-
ison with those OF the corresponding
week in 1886:
New York, 1874, S52 ,4S6; inc, 2S9.
Boston, $l04 3lS, 11S; inc, 25.5.
Philadelphia, $64, 34l, 46l: inc, 17.9.
Chicago, $5l, 543, 900; inc, "a.
st. Louis, $17, 1875, $50; inc, l45.
San Francisco, SIS, 692, 929; inc, 3S 8.
Baltimore, $l5, 5SO,326; inc, 26.S.
Cincinnati, $4,000, $50; inc, II 9.
New Orleans, $S,494,574; inc, 1879.
P,ttsburg, $lI, 130, 908; inc, As l.
Kansas City, IS, AS, 349 inc, 81 1.
Louisville, IS, 40S, 036; inc, 31.9,
Providence, $4,872, 100; inc, ga.
Milwaukee, So $4,000; inc, 1872.
st. Paul, 1850, 1853; inc, rs.
Omaha, s., 1859; inc, 1863.
Minneapolis, S3, 767, 1850; inc, 65.2.
Denver, S2,596, 7S4i inc, 1872.
Detroit, S3,565,9S!; inc, 25 5.
Cleveland, 1891, 500; inc, ESQ.
indianapolis, 81 ,44i, 1884; inc, 25.9.
Memphis, 81, 726, 68S; inc, 1875.
Columbus, 81, 49,, 900; inc, 45.9.
Hartford, 81, 72l, 239; inc, 80.
New Haven, 81, 1859, 495; inc, 1871. .
Norfolk, S646 37S; dec, 80.
tWichia, Sl,0l9,260.
Peoria, 1850, 440; inc, 6S2.
Por land, 9OS. 600; inc, 1871.
Galveston, S750,59O; dec, 1853.
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New York spots opened quiet aud
closed firm, middliug, 10sc. Sales,
4S4 bales. Quotations were as fol-
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The New Orleans future market
opened steady, and closed steady, aud
from to 9 points higher. Sales, $4,000
bales. Quotations we're as follows:
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john L.. NORTB Il
"a Madison Street,
DEALER IN
LOCAL STOCKS and BONDS
FINANCE.
ALSO.
Southern Mineral and Improvement
&STo CK5

Money in good request aud about
commensurate with the demand at 6
TO per cent. The Clearing House re-
ports as folloTs:
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ReCei pts at poris, this day, 1887, 4035
Receipts at ports, this day, 1885, ll,549
CONSOLIDATED BTATRMENT.
1897. 1880. 1895.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-04
PURE FOOD ASSURED.

For raising bread biscuit other food, only the very
best and purest baking powder should be employed The
of the ordinary of tartar of baking pow
der containing lime, alum phosphates carries deeeros
ingredients into the food to the prejudice of the life and
health of the consumer.
The ordinary baking powder contains either lime
which, introduced into the system in too free quantities.
serious disorders of the Kidneys aum corrosive
poison, phosphates which condemned by physicians
deeterous in their effect when taken under certain
physical conditions.
The absolute purity of the Royal Baking Powder
makes it pre-emnently the most useful and wholesome
leavening agent known 1t contains lime alum phos
phate rimpurty leaves alkaline other resuum
in the food and its always pure light and sweet
bread biscuit and cake that is perfectly dgesble and
wholesome whether hot cold, fresh stale. Its eav-
ening power has been determined the highest whenever
tested by official authority and all chemists and writer's
food hygiene commend il for its sterling qualities
Prof. H. A. Mott who has examined the various
baking powders for the u s. Government, says:
The Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the purest
and most reliable baking powder offered to the public
"H. A. MOTT, MD, Pu.D."
Late .. s. Gopernneat Chemist.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-04
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Major Theodore A. Baldwin, Seventh
Cavalry, has been assigned to duty at Fort
Meade, d. T.
Lieutenant Zallnski explained the work
ings OF his dynamite gun at the Ordnance
Bureau yesterday.
First Lieutenant Hayden de Lang, Ninth
Infantry has been ordered to Fort Thomas,
Arizona, for temporary duty.
The court.martial for the trial Of Captain
Thomas Carney, First Cavalry, has been
postponed until further orders.
Assistant Surgeon Walter Whitney has
been ordered from Fort Lyon to temporary
duty at the new post at Denver, Col.
Surgeon II. s. Kilbourne has been elected
professor Of military and operative surgery
In the medical department OF Willamette
University.
Leaves of Absence. Assistant Surgeon
Wm. l.. Kneedler, ten days; Captain Broom,
Third Cavalry, two months; Colonel John
Green, six months.
Acting Assistant Surgeon +. j. Adams
has been ordered from Fort ASS nniboine,
NJ T., to Fort Custer, NJ. T., for temporary
duty with the troops In the field.
During the absence on leave of Colonel
Dauiel Mcclure, assistant paymaster-gen-
eral, New York city, the duties OF the office
will be discharged by Major Culner Z.
Spiffen, paymaster.
Leaves OF Absence. William II.
Boyle, one month; First Lieutenant Solo.
mon L. Sparrow, Twenty-frst Infantry, one
month; Captain William s. McCaskey,
Twentieth Infantry, one month.